DISCUSSION ENG

YAL (adolescent reading material) TWO PART Assignment DISCUSSION QUESTIONS & WEB ASSIGNMENT

Using ANY TEXT ON Young Adult Literature the likes of “Literature for Today’s Young Adults, Nilsen/Donelson

Please stipulate each answer using proper titles.

Part ONE

A. QUESTION 101 5 – 7 detailed scholarly written paragraphs

Using research find and discuss why Which & What TEXTS counts as "good adolescent literature,”. Thinking about how teachers, librarians, and other adults who work with adolescents consider and evaluate texts for adolescents to read in various contexts, including classrooms and libraries. According to your reading for this week about this subject, many factors must be considered when determining whether or not a book is an appropriate choice for an adolescent or a group of adolescents. Discuss three points from the chapter or what may seem obvious in that determination?

B. QUESTION 102 SECTION 1 & SECTION 2

PLEASE TITLE SECTION 1 & SECTION 2 ANSWERS, follow content requirements

SECTION 1. Thinking about various ways YA literature can be used in the class. Thinking back on the work Fault In Our Stars, by Green, as a teaching tool in the classroom? What could it be used to teach and how? 5 – 7 detailed scholarly written paragraphs

SECTION 2. The issue of censorship is one that evokes many questions and strong opinions regarding ADOLESCENT or Young Adult Literature. Ask a question that the book “The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier” sparked for you and then write your thoughts regarding the answer? 3-5 scholarly written paragraphs

PART TWO - WEB PROJECT, WEB ASSIGNMENT

Scholarly written, citations, complete, college level content

WEB PROJECT ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS

Web Project: Student Selected Book Introduction & Rationale Paper

PART A

Choose a novel to present. For this project, you will choose either a popular contemporary YA novel, a Classic novel with an adolescent protagonist, a book-length non-fiction text suitable for adolescents, a YA book that focuses on a current issue.(from the list provided)

Perhaps a traditional novel with an adolescent protagonist. This project will consist of two parts.

The first part of the assignment is an introduction to the novel you have selected from selected from the list (below), with the goal being to help generate a discussion and provide background on the author, story, and time period of the book. It will also possibly provide some ideas for teaching the books and a rationale explaining why the book is relevant and important. Thinking of your introduction, do not give away too much of the plot. This is an introduction, not a summary. Some topics that you might include in your introduction are as follows: overview of book, author biography, journal topics, discussion questions, web sites, historical background, related texts, films, art, and music.

Instructions for Second PART, B RATIONALE PAPER 2-3pages.

. The second part is a rationale paper, which is

an argument for why this book (the one selected by you) should be read by young adults.

The audience might be parents, school administrators, school boards, or the students themselves.

Collect evidence and research to support your argument and prove your point. Make certain to use 7 MLA form and include a Works Cited page. The paper should be created in Microsoft Word. and should be 2-3 pages long.

Book Ideas

Below are some possible books to select for your web project. Start the research, to find more information about that specific book, research the book. You may choose a book, accordingly to be based solely on your interest in the novel, the author, or genre, from the list provided here. YOU NEED ONLY TO CHOOSE (ONE)) from this list?

The Crossover by Kwame Alexander

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

The Watsons Go to Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis

Tears of a Tiger or Copper Sun by Sharon Draper

The Skin I’m In by Sharon Flake

The Grave Yard Book by Neil Gaiman

Looking for Alaska by John Green

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

The Misfits by James Howe

Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai

Every Day by David Levithan

March 1 by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell

The Giver or Number the Stars by Lois Lowry

Monster by Walter Dean Myers

Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

Eleanor and Park or Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

Esperanza Rising by Pamela Nuñoz Ryan

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak